Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" premiered this weekend. And though there has been some backlash among subsets of the fandom, people can't stop raving about the film. With dozens of cameos and references to the original "Star Wars" trilogy, fans have enjoying poring over every aspect of the movie.
One of the best Easter eggs spotted so far comes from "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." The entire plot point of the First Order having hyperspace tracking abilities was teased in last year's "Star Wars" prequel.
"The Last Jedi" kicks off with the First Order arriving at the rebel base, intending to trap them and destroy their fleet once and for all. But after a tense sequence with a terrifying dreadnought ship and heroic bombardiers, the rebels escape.
They think they're safe, since they escaped using light speed, but moments after they arrive at their new destination the First Order appears once more.
The First Order figured out how to track the Resistance ship through hyperspace, a feat previously thought to be impossible. The rest of the Resistance storyline in "The Last Jedi" hinges upon the fact that they can no longer jump to lightspeed to escape the clutches of General Hux and Kylo Ren.
If you thought this seemed like an overly convenient way to trap the movie's core plot in a slow-moving space battle, you might want to rewatch "Rogue One."
As many fans (including Redditor Rhodetolove) have noticed, the hyperspace tracking project was mentioned in "Rogue One."
Toward the end of the movie, while Jyn Erso is scanning the Empire's project database to find the Death Star plans, she mentions a few different categories and code names.
"Hyperspace tracking, navigational systems," she says to herself.
The events of "Rogue One" take place approximately 35 years before "The Last Jedi." This means, according to the new movies, the Empire and then First Order have been working on the tracking technology for decades. It's a clever way for Disney and LucasFilm to tie the prequels and spin-offs into the lore of the new trilogy.
A bonus Easter egg contained in that same "Rogue One" scene came from the project code names Jyn was naming.
"War-Mantle, Cluster Prism, Black Saber," she says.
Black Saber is a nod to the animated series "The Clone Wars," where a dark saber weapon was featured. For more "Star Wars" references hidden in "Rogue One,"read our full breakdown of all 20 Easter eggs.
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